Senior actor Akkineni Nageshwara Rao has expired due to Cancer. He was aged 91. Nageshwara Rao made his debut from the movie Dharmapatni in 1941 when he was just 17 years old and has acted in 256 Movies. His Manam is expected to release soon.

Nageshwara Rao has been honored with Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Padma Vibhushana and three times he has won Film Fare Best Telugu actor Award.

Nageshwara Rao was a famour stage artist specially playing female characters. Some of the plays he acted were Harishchandra, Vipranarayana, Kanakatara and others.

Maya Bazar, Chenchu Lakshmi, Sri Krihnarjuna Yuddham, Balaraju, Namminbantu, Missamma, Chakrapani, Preminchi Choodu, Laila Majnu, Anarkali, Batasari, Prem Nagara, Megha Sandesham, Premabhishekam are some of the movies Nageshwara Rao has acted.